• Source: In Heaven There Is No Beer
    • "In Heaven There Is No Beer" is a polka song about the existential pleasures of beer drinking. The title of the song states a reason for drinking beer while you are still alive. The song in German is "Im Himmel gibt's kein Bier", in Spanish, "En El Cielo No Hay Cerveza". It was originally composed as a movie score for the film Die Fischerin vom Bodensee, 1956, by Ernst Neubach and Ralph Maria Siegel. The English lyrics are credited to Art Walunas.
      Atongo Zimba recorded a version as well as Clean Living. The song was the inspiration for the title of the 1984 film and 1985 Sundance Film Festival winner, In Heaven There Is No Beer?, which also featured the song "Who Stole the Kishka?".
      A version of the song by the Amherst, Massachusetts, band Clean Living became a hit in 1972 (US Billboard #49, Cash Box #34; Canada #51).
      The song first appeared at the University of Iowa in the 1960’s and has been a tradition ever since. Known in Iowa City as the “Hawkeye Victory Polka”, the Hawkeye Marching Band plays this tune at sporting events following a Hawkeye win.
      The song is also used by the University of Wyoming band, playing during breaks in sporting events known as "The Beer Song."


      References

    • Source: In Heaven There Is No Beer?
    • In Heaven There Is No Beer? is a 1984 American documentary film by Les Blank about the life, culture and food surrounding devotees of polkas.


      Accolades


      It won a special jury award at the 1985 Sundance Film Festival, as well as the Grand Prix at the 1985 Melbourne International Film Festival.


      Home media


      It was released on DVD and Blu-ray via The Criterion Collection as part of the Always for Pleasure set.


      See also


      Polka music
      Frankie Yankovic
      Beer


      References




      External links


      Official website
      In Heaven There Is No Beer? on IMDb
      Excerpt on Les Blank Films' official YouTube channel

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